2018 Houston Baptist Huskies football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record1–10 (0–9 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZach Kittley (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Co-defensive coordinatorRoger Hinshaw (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJeff Mills (1st season)
Base defense3–4 or 4–3
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
2018 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Nicholls +^  7 –2   9 –4  
Incarnate Word +^  6 –2   6 –5  
Lamar ^  6 –3   7 –5  
Abilene Christian  5 –4   6 –5  
Central Arkansas  5 –4   6 –5  
McNeese State  5 –4   6 –5  
Sam Houston State  5 –4   6 –5  
Northwestern State  4 –5   5 –6  
Southeastern Louisiana  4 –5   4 –7  
Stephen F. Austin  2 –7   2 –8  
Houston Baptist  0 –9   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll

The 2018 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University—now known as Houston Christian University—as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Vic Shealy the Huskies compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–9 in conference play, placing last out of 11 teams in the Southland. Houston Baptist played home games at Husky Stadium in Houston.

Preseason

Preseason All-Conference Teams

On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Huskies placing one player on the first team.[1]

Defense First Team
  • Raphael Lewis – Sr. DB

Preseason Poll

On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Huskies predicted to finish in last place.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Sam Houston State187 (10)
2Nicholls State173 (6)
3Central Arkansas170 (5)
4McNeese State159 (1)
5Southeastern Louisiana119
6Stephen F. Austin90
7Abilene Christian89
8Northwestern State86
9Incarnate Word53
10Lamar52
11Houston Baptist32

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.Southwest Baptist*
SLC DigitalW 49–72,113
September 86:00 p.m.No. 16 McNeese State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
Eleven SportsL 34–512,538
September 156:00 p.m.Abilene Christian
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3L 13–382,038
September 296:00 p.m.at SMU*
ESPN3L 27–6318,983
October 66:00 p.m.at No. 20 Central Arkansas
Bear Nation NetworkL 35–6610,210
October 134:00 p.m.at Southeastern Louisiana
SLC DigitalL 52–626,023
October 206:00 p.m.Stephen F. Austindagger
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3L 14–422,687
October 276:00 p.m.at Northwestern State
DemonTVL 28–317,098
November 32:00 p.m.No. 20 Nicholls State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
SLC DigitalL 20–411,926
November 103:00 p.m.at Lamar
ESPN+L 9–388,028
November 172:00 p.m.Sam Houston State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
SLC DigitalL 20–422,002
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

* Games were televised on tape delay. [3][4][5]

Game summaries

Southwest Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 0 0 0 7 7
Huskies 7 21 14 7 49

At SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 3 7 10 7 27
Mustangs 21 14 14 14 63

At Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 14 7 14 0 35
No. 20 Bears 21 14 17 14 66

At Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 23 14 15 52
Lions 21 14 7 20 62

Stephen F. Austin

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 7 7 14 14 42
Huskies 7 0 7 0 14

At Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 14 7 7 0 28
Demons 7 3 7 14 31

Nicholls State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Colonels 10 17 14 0 41
Huskies 0 0 7 13 20

At Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 9 0 0 9
Cardinals 14 7 7 10 38

Sam Houston State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bearkats 7 21 14 0 42
Huskies 3 7 3 7 20

References

  1. ↑ "Southland Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams".
  2. ↑ "Sam Houston State Voted to Top Spot in 2018 Football Preseason Poll".
  3. ↑ "2018 Football Schedule". Houston Baptist University Huskies Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Southland Announces Week 9 TV Selections". Southland Conference. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Southland Announces Week 10 TV Selections". Southland Conference. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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